Product Counsel
Product Counsel
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Job Description
Welcome to the video first world!
From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today people want to watch and listen not read both at home and at work. If youre reading this and nodding check out ourbrand video.
Despite the clear preference for video communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text largely because highquality video production remains complex and challenging to scaleuntil now.
Meet Synthesia
Were on amission to make video easy for everyone.Born in an AI lab our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process making it easy for everyone regardless of skill level to create collaborate and share highquality videos. Whether its for delivering essential training to employees and customers or marketing products and services Synthesia enables large organizations to communicate and share knowledge through video quickly and efficiently. Were trusted by leading brands such as Heineken Zoom Xerox McDonalds and more. Readstories from happy customersand what1200 people say on G2.
In 2023 we were one of 7 European companies to reach unicorn status. In February 2024 G2 named us as the fastest growing company in the world. Weve raised over $150M in funding from toptier investors including Accel Nvidia Kleiner Perkins Google and top founders and operators including Stripe Datadog Miro Webflow and Facebook.
About the role
As a Product Counsel at Synthesia youll partner closely with Product Engineering R&D Business Operations and GoToMarket teams to help bring innovative AI products to market responsibly. Reporting to the Head of Product & Privacy Legal youll play a key role in navigating complex legal and regulatory issues balancing risk with business objectives and helping the company scale with confidence. In this role you will:
- Partner with Product Engineering and R&D teams across the entire product lifecycle to identify and address legal risks in areas including AI IP privacy security open source and marketing.
- Support commercialization efforts by advising GoToMarket and Business Operations teams on product positioning licensing models and regulatory issues.
- Monitor and interpret evolving laws related to AI privacy IP and competition to ensure proactive compliance and business alignment.
- Draft and maintain scalable processes playbooks and guidance to support consistent legal input across teams.
- Assist in creation and management of privacy security and AI governance frameworks and audits.
- Operate independently and provide pragmatic businessoriented legal advice that aligns with Synthesias risk appetite and goals.
Youre a great fit for the role if you have:
- Law degree and qualified to practice inhouse in a relevant jurisdiction.
- 7 years of postqualification experience including 5 advising on SaaS product legal issues; prior exposure to generative AI preferred. Experience with patent harvesting and prosecution is a plus.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies and related legal issues (e.g. IP privacy algorithmic accountability).
- Comfortable working with technical teams and translating legal risk into actionable guidance.
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to draft clear concise messages for crossfunctional audiences.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously in a fastpaced environment.
Benefits
- A competitive salary stock options in our fastgrowing Series C startup.
- Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay and secondary 5 weeks of full pay
- 25 days of annual leave public holidays in the country where you are based.
- Cycle to work scheme (London).
- Regular socials and company retreats
- Private Medical Insurance (Medical History Disregarded basis) including mental health support dental & vision cashback and gym discounts.
- A generous referral scheme if you help us hire.
- Pension contribution/salary sacrifice.
- Work from home set up.
- A huge opportunity for career growth as youll help shape a marketdefining product.
Employment Type
Full Time
